by Derek Franklin
Chinese conglomerate TE Connectivity recently visited the Father Ray Children’s Village as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme.
In Pattaya to attend a business conference, 30 TE Connectivity managers, led by Tom Whelan, vice president, Finance Asia Pacific, worked alongside the young residents of the Children’s Village. Strong winds on previous days [...]
May 19, 2012 | Posted in
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by Derek Franklin
While Olympic champions become household names in Thailand, disabled gold medal-winning athletes often remain anonymous, denied the recognition and financial rewards bestowed upon their able-bodied compatriots.
The eyes of the world will look towards London this summer when Queen Elizabeth II presides over the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games. Of all the [...]
May 11, 2012 | Posted in
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by Derek Franklin
Following the success of the first Picnic in the Park last September, the Regents School will host a second musical afternoon at Father Ray Children’s Village Sunday May 13 from 3 to 7 p.m.
Various musical groups from the Regents School will perform, including the Regents Soul Band, Primary Rock Band and Regents Girl’s [...]
May 7, 2012 | Posted in
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by Derek Franklin
Sixty young adults arrived in Pattaya from all over the Kingdom earlier this month. They had travelled on buses, taxis, trains and in the back of pick-up trucks. One young man was carried by his father. All 60 youngsters shared one hope: to be interviewed for a place on a course at the [...]
April 26, 2012 | Posted in
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by Derek Franklin
Wearing long blue gowns, old fashioned mortar boards, and a small posy of orchids pinned to their chests, 24 kindergarten students recently were graduated from the Father Ray Day Care Center.
For the past two years these youngsters have been traveling to the Sukhumvit Road Center from all over Pattaya. The aim of the [...]
April 23, 2012 | Posted in
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by William Macey
As the number of disabled people grew nearly two decades ago, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhom established the Karunyawet Home for the Disabled in 1994. The Sukhumvit Road home today cares for 450 physically and mentally disabled women as young as 18 and as old as 97, including 250 new arrivals [...]
April 23, 2012 | Posted in
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by Derek Franklin
Bigger and better than last year, the 2012 St. Patrick’s Day Parade attracted more than 1,000 Thais and expats as well as marching bands and decorated floats from Pattaya’s Irish bars and other local businesses. It even included a float from Thammasat University.
While the afternoon was fun, there was also a serious side [...]
April 17, 2012 | Posted in
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by Dan Cheeseman
Legend has it that at the bottom of an Irish rainbow you will find a pot of gold, and in many ways the recent Paddy’s Day parade in Pattaya this was proved to be true. Only this Irish rainbow helped not with gold but with money for the Father Ray Foundation while also [...]
April 12, 2012 | Posted in
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The first scholarship for a gifted underprivileged Thai student to attend Marlborough College Malaysia was announced jointly by the Mercy Centre and the prestigious British school.
The Mercy Center, which operates 21 preschools serving more than 2,500 children, launched the Thai-Malaysian Mercy Centre Education Scholarship at Old Marlburians Dinner and Charity Auction as part of a [...]
April 12, 2012 | Posted in
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by Derek Franklin
Due to the postponement of the 2012 Pattaya Music Festival, changes have been made to the route of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2012, taking place on the afternoon of Saturday 17th March at 14:00.
The procession will gather at the parking lot of the Alcazar Theatre car park on Second Road and proceed [...]
April 5, 2012 | Posted in
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